Francesco Marchi

Francesco Marchi is a Visiting Professor at the EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department of the College of Europe in Bruges. He serves as director of negotiation expertise at ALTERNEGO (Paris) and previously led the 'Negotiators of Europe' program at ESSEC Business School's Institute for Research and Education on Negotiation. His professional focus includes advising EU negotiation teams (Brexit, DG Environment, etc.), training diplomats globally, and developing innovative negotiation pedagogy.

• Teaches European/international negotiation at Sciences Po (PSIA) and INSP
• Research expertise: EU institutional negotiation mechanisms
• Certified mediator via CEDR (London)

Education highlights:

• Doctorate in Political Science (Sciences Po, Paris)
• Master’s in Political Science & International Relations (University of Catania)

Consulting work bridges academia and practice through:

• EU negotiation team training programs
• Corporate negotiation strategy development
• Cross-continental diplomatic capacity-building